Bank Staff Nurse

Band 5

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

BANK STAFF NURSES – Band 5 To supplement our permanent team and help with peaks and troughs we have a Casual Bank Register including a team of 'bank staff' nurses who provide cover for planned and unplanned shortfalls in staffing, covering vacancies and staff absences as well as bringing in specific required skills for short periods of time.

Joining East Lancs Hospitals NHS Trust Nurse Bank can offer you flexible work to suit your lifestyle and commitments, as well as the opportunity to test the waters in a new setting. Our benefits include access to the NHS Pension scheme, free mandatory paid and unpaid training and the ability to work across a number of hospitals and within the domiciliary setting of the community division.

We require committed, motivated, reliable individuals to expand our pool of trained nurses who provide ad hoc support, health care and information to patients and their families. Whilst covering a shift, you will be responsible for the implementation of evidenced-based nursing care, working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.

Successful applicants will be flexible to work in various locations and settings across East Lancashire as required to meet staffing shortages. As part of the recruitment process you are required to pay for the administration of DBS check, which will be payable on the assessment / interview at a cost of £48. If you are unsuccessful at interview this will be refunded to you.

PLEASE NOTE: The Trust has recently made it a mandatory requirement that anyone working on the staff bank must attend our 2 day corporate induction course. If you apply to work the staff bank you must be able to commit to attending an induction course, within the first 8 weeks, which runs in office hours Monday to Friday– you will be paid for attending this course.

If you would like to apply for this post please go to ‘apply now’ and complete the application form.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the changes which East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has implemented with regard to charging for the cost of undertaking Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) Checks (previously known as Criminal Records Bureau or CRB) and how this may impact upon you.

As this position is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and involves work that is identified as a regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006), any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £48.00, which includes a small handling fee.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata.

This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Please note, that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only persons who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

Reasonable Adjustments: Support is available to candidates with disabilities when applying for vacancies. For more information on reasonable adjustments please contact our Recruitment Team by any of the following methods: By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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